Merlin Mann Quotes

Merlin Dean Mann III is an American writer, blogger, and podcaster.

✵ 26. November 1966
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Famous Merlin Mann Quotes

“Typing in all lowercase is popular among young people, SMS users, and anyone who feels literacy has become too time-consuming.”

Twitter http://favstar.fm/users/hotdogsladies/status/890278849
Tweeting as @hotdogsladies

“Make the time to be scared of more interesting things”

Inbox Zero theme statement http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/4995139700/theme
Websites, The KungFu Grippe Tumblr website

“Being consistent is WAY less interesting than being yourself. And if you're not interesting? Good luck with your Big Consistency Project.”

Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/hotdogsladies/status/81389251425615872
Tweeting as @hotdogsladies

“Joining a Facebook group about creative productivity is like buying a chair about jogging.”

Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/hotdogsladies/status/1371419261
Tweeting as @hotdogsladies

“People either make things or they don’t. Inspiration is a poster.”

"Back to Work" podcast, Episode 5
Podcasts, 5by5 Studios podcasts

“When you die, no one's going to remember what iPhone you had.”

"Back to Work" Podcast
Podcasts, 5by5 Studios podcasts

Merlin Mann Quotes

“If you want to make a chili, you're going to break some cows.”

"Roderick On The Line" podcast, October 2011
Podcasts, Other podcasts

“Write your way out of a thinking block—because you'll never think your way out of a writing block.”

Wired Magazine https://archive.is/20130630162633/www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-08/pl_brown
Tweeting as @hotdogsladies

“Distractions have never prevented a Writing Writer Who Writes from writing; distractions are an excuse proffered by Non-Writing Non-Writers Who are Not-Writing for why they are not writing.”

Kung Fu Grippe http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/6004196999/like-hammers
Websites, The KungFu Grippe Tumblr website

“If you don't want a little moisture on the mattress, maybe you shouldn't have gone to the bar.”

Roderick On The Line" podcast, October 2011
Podcasts, Other podcasts

“"Friend us on Facebook!" is a social media strategy like "Buy me a malt liquor!" is a charitable giving plan.”

Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/hotdogsladies/status/27195139381
Tweeting as @hotdogsladies

“A priority is observed, not manufactured or assigned. Otherwise, it's necessarily not a priority.”

43 Folders http://www.43folders.com/2009/04/28/priorities
Websites, The 43folders website

“Thing is: the internet’s made of IP addresses, opinions, and assholes. It’s what’s there. That’s the basic equipment.”

KungFu Grippe http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/273685587/indefensible-i-dont-know-how-anybody-with-a
Websites, The KungFu Grippe Tumblr website

“If you need to appear on an internet list to know whether you're someone's friend, you may have problems a computer can't solve.”

meatrobot http://meatrobot.org.uk/post/47885354/if-you-need-to-appear-on-an-internet-list-to-know
Tweeting as @hotdogsladies

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